The Australian government has agreed to pay "a historic amount" to three women who accused the former Supreme Court's top judge of sexual harassment, lawyers for the victims said on Monday.
Rachael Patterson Collins, Chelsea Tabart and Alex Eggerking worked as associates in Australia's highest court where they were allegedly sexually harassed by Dyson Heydon, then head of that court.
An internal investigation found the merits of their complaints against Heydon as well as those of three other women who worked in this tribunal.
Attorney General Michaelia Cash said the government “took these complaints very seriously.
The agreements we have concluded go in this direction”.
The amount remains confidential
She also praised the courage of the women who came forward.
The amount that will be paid by the government remains confidential, although the financial compensation will be paid by public coffers.
The magistrate meanwhile rejected "any accusation" that he had "predatory behavior or violated the law".
In June 2020, the Supreme Court apologized to these six women and Susan Kiefel, the highest judge of this court, said: “we are ashamed that this could have happened” within this jurisdiction.
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